Trace-buckle



(No Model.)

A. TANQUARY;

TRACE BUCKLE. I No. 425,916. Patented Apr. -15. 1890.

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ALFRED TANQUARY, oF BELLMONT, ILLINOIS.

TRACE-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,916, dated April 15, 1890.

Application filed January 16, 1890. Serial No. 337,073. (No model.) L.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED TANQUARY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Bellmont, in the county of Wabash and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trace-Buckles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in trace-buckles.

The object of the invention is to provide a buckle to which the hame tug is attached, said buckle also having upper and lower loops for the attachment of the back and belly bands thereto, as well as the rear loop with which the holdback-strap engages, the front portion of the buckle having a forwardlyprojecting portion from which extends a pin or tongue adapted to engage the openings in the trace, so that the trace can be readily detached by simply raising the buckle, which will locate the pin within the opening formed in the hame-tug, so that the trace can be readily removed; and my invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the buckle detached. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section showing the trace and ham e-tu g arranged therein, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

A refers to the buckle, which is made up of a single piece of casting, and is provided with a rounded portion'a adapted to be encircled by the hame-tug. The rounded portion or cross-bar a has formed integral therewith a rearward projection a, which is bent at substantially right angles to provide a pin a with which the openings or slots in the trace will engage. The buckle is also provided with forwardly-extending portions 12 b, which curve slightly upwardly and these portions 1) are connected to each other by a cross-bar c, which, with the rear end of the buckle d, form an opening 6, through which the holdback-strap may be passed or looped, while the trace passes under the bar 0. The upper and lower edges of the buckle have bars f and f which provide spaces g and g, in which the back-band G and the belly-band G can be secured.

The hame-tug B is looped around the bar a and is provided rear of said bar with a slot h, within which the tongue a will lie when the rear end of the buckle A is raised or drawn outwardly. This hame-tug is also provided with a keeper B, under which the trace passes.

The trace 0 is of ordinary construction, with the exception that instead of being provided with ordinary round openings it has in lieu thereof slots 2', and to insert and secure the trace it is only necessary to raise the buckle to an inclined position, as shown in Fig. 2, and pass the end of the trace through the central opening in the buckle and beneath the keeper B on the trace-tug. Now, when pressure comes upon the tongue a the said tongue will engage with the forward end of the slot t in the trace, and the cross-bar 0- will be forced against the outer face, thus making a secure connection between the parts and one which can be readily manipulated when it is de sired to remove or adjust the trace. Though the connecting-bars b b and outside bars f and f are curved slightly, so that the front and rear end of the buckle will be on different planes and thereby lie fiat upon the trace, I do not limit myself'to this construction, as the bars may be straight without departing from the spirit of my invent-ion. It will also be observed that it is not necessary to remove the free end of the trace from the keeper in order to make an adjustment of the trace.

1 claim As an improved article of manufacture, a trace-buckle made up of a single piece having a forward cross-bar provided with a rigid projection bent at a right angle to present an outturned tongue, the frame of said buckle comprising, in addition to the cross-bar at, bars I) 1), bar 0, and circumferential bars (Z, f, and f, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v

ALFRED TANQUARY.

WVitnesses:

F. M. DEGAN, CHAS. A. BEAUCHAMP. 

